Yuri Larionov

Yuri Larionov

Bazarova & Larionov at the 2011 European Championships
Personal information
Full name Yuri Yuryevich Larionov
Country represented  Russia
Born August 19, 1986 (1986-08-19) (age 25)
Novosibirsk
Home town Perm
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Vera Bazarova
Coach Ludmila Kalinina
Former coach Andrei Hekalo
Choreographer Sergei Petukhov
Alexei Gorshkov
Former choreographer Alexandra Dmitrieva
Skating club Orlenok Perm
Current training locations Saransk
Former training locations Perm
Began skating 1990
World standing 3 (As of 19 November 2011 (2011 -11-19))[1]
Season's bests 3 (2011–2012)[2]
5 (2010–2011)[3]
11 (2009–2010)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 188.24
2011 Europeans
Short program 64.18
2010 Trophée Bompard
Free skate 125.85
2011 Trophée Bompard

Yuri Yuryevich Larionov (Russian: Юрий Юрьевич Ларионов, born August 19, 1986 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Vera Bazarova, he is the 2011 European bronze medalist, 2012 Russian champion, and 2007 World Junior silver medalist. They have won four senior Grand Prix medals.

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Career

Larionov was born in Novosibirsk in Siberia and later moved to Tashkent, modern-day Uzbekistan, due to his father's army service.[5] He was ill and overweight as a child.[5] His mother wanted to enroll him in skating but his father was opposed and doubted he would be accepted.[5] When his father was away on a business trip, his mother took him to the rink and her son quickly took a liking to the sport.[5] The family later returned to Novosibirsk where he continued skating, before moving to Moscow where he skated for four years, and then to Perm.[5]

In spring 2005, coach Ludmila Kalinina paired him with Vera Bazarova.[5] They trained in Perm at the Orlenok Ice Palace until 2011,[6][5] unlike most elite Russian pairs who are based in Saint Petersburg or Moscow. They admire Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze.[7]

Bazarova and Larionov took silver at 2007 Junior Worlds. In October, they won their first senior international medal when they claimed the bronze at 2007 Skate America. In December of the same year, the pair won gold at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final. However, in January 2008, the team was stripped of the medal due to a doping violation on a blood sample Larionov gave before the Final.[8] Larionov was also suspended for two years, beginning on January 18, 2008.[9] His sentence was later reduced to 18-months, and ended on July 17, 2009.[10]

Bazarova decided to wait for Larionov, "There were offers from others, but I said right away that I'm not going to skate with someone else."[5] The pair made their return to competition during the 2009–10 season. Their first event was the 2009 Cup of Russia where they placed fourth and they won the bronze medal at Russian Nationals, earning them further assignments. In January 2010, the pair finished 5th at the European Championships. In February, they placed 11th at the Olympics and then completed their season with an 8th place finish at the World Championships in March. They were named Breakthrough of the Year (pair skating) at the 2010 Crystal Ice Awards held in October 2010 in Moscow.[11]

Bazarova and Larionov began the 2010–11 season with a win at 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy in September. Their first Grand Prix event was the 2010 NHK Trophy in October, where they won the silver medal. At 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, they won another silver medal, in doing so setting new personal best scores in the short program (64.18) and long program (118.82). Their results qualified them for the Grand Prix Final, their first at the senior level, where they finished fifth. At the Russian Nationals they won their second bronze medal.

At the 2011 European Championships, they won the bronze medal after finishing third in both programs and setting personal best scores in the long program and combined total (188.24).[12][13] Although many skaters, including those based at other Russian training centers, criticized the freezing conditions at the arena, Bazarova said, "At home in our ice rink in Perm, it can also be very cold so we are kind of used to it."[13] At the 2011 World Championships, they finished 5th.

In June 2011, it was reported that Bazarova and Larionov would move along with their coach, Ludmila Kalinina, from Perm to Saransk.[14][6] Bazarova said they felt comfortable in Saransk, also the host of the 2011 and 2012 Russian national championships.[15] The pair's first event of the 2011–2012 season was Nebelhorn Trophy, where they won silver. They were 5th at 2011 Skate America, their first Grand Prix event of the season. At 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard, they won the silver medal with a new personal best in the free program.

Personal life

Larionov was a student at Perm State Pedagogical University, Faculty of Physical Education.[5][16] In June 2010, Bazarova and Larionov confirmed they are dating.[5]

Programs

Season Short program Long program Exhibition
2011–2012[17][15] Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini
arranged by Maxime Rodriguez		 Doctor Zhivago
by Maurice Jarre		 Remember from Troy
by Josh Groban and Tanja Carovska
2010–2011 Adagio
by Secret Garden		 The Man in the Iron Mask
soundtrack by Nick Glennie-Smith		 Remember from Troy
by Josh Groban and Tanja Carovska
2009–2010[5] Sadness (Грусть)
from Satisfaktsiya (Сатисфакция) soundtrack
by Igor Kamensky (Игорь Каменский)		 Seven Years in Tibet
soundtrack by John Williams
Tale of Wandering
by Alfred Schnittke		 Remember from Troy
by Josh Groban and Tanja Carovska
2007–2008[18] Shadowboxing
soundtrack by Alexei Shelgin (Алексей Шелыгин)		 Eragon
soundtrack by Patrick Doyle
2006–2007 Love Story
soundtrack by Francis Lai		 Amélie
soundtrack by Yann Tiersen

Competitive highlights

(with Bazarova)

Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Winter Olympics 11th
World Championships 8th 5th
European Championships 5th 3rd
World Junior Championships 2nd
Russian Championships 7th 6th 3rd 3rd 1st
Russian Junior Championships 2nd
Grand Prix Final 5th
NHK Trophy 2nd
Trophée Eric Bompard 2nd 2nd
Cup of Russia 4th
Skate America 3rd 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final 7th DQ[19]
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Chinese Taipei 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Norway 4th
J = Junior level; DQ = Disqualified
*Bazarova and Larionov did not compete in the 2008-2009 season due to Larionov's doping violation in 2008.

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Pairs". International Skating Union. November 19, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wspairs.htm. Retrieved November 23, 2011. 
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Pairs". International Skating Union. November 19, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2011-12/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved November 23, 2011. 
  3. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Pairs". International Skating Union. May 6, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  4. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Pairs". International Skating Union. March 24, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Flade, Tatiana (July 4, 2010). "Surviving tough times". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/070410.shtml. Retrieved September 16, 2010. 
  6. ^ a b Bakharev, Konstantin (June 27, 2011). "Фигуристы Базарова и Ларионов переезжают из Перми в Саранск [Skaters Bazarov and Larionov moved from Perm to Saransk]". Rossiyskaya Gazeta. http://www.rg.ru/2011/06/27/reg-permkray/bazarova-larionov.html. Retrieved June 30, 2011. 
  7. ^ Flade, Tatjana (June 12, 2011). "Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov On Track for 2014". International Figure Skating. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/523-vera-bazarova-yuri-larionov-on-track-for-2014. Retrieved June 15, 2011. 
  8. ^ World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2008 - Sofia, Bulgaria
  9. ^ Decision of the ISU Disciplinary Council Concerning Violation of the ISU Anti-Doping RulesPDF
  10. ^ ISU Communication No. 1560 Decision of ISU Disciplinary CommissionPDF
  11. ^ Golinsky, Reut (November 19, 2010). "Ice festival in Moscow". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/reports/2010crystalice.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010. 
  12. ^ Flade, Tatiana (January 26, 2011). "Savchenko and Szolkowy win pairs short; aim for fourth title". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/euros_ps.shtml. Retrieved March 31, 2011. 
  13. ^ a b Flade, Tatiana (January 27, 2011). "Savchenko and Szolkowy skate to fourth European title". Goldenskate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/euros_pl.shtml. Retrieved March 31, 2011. 
  14. ^ Kiakinen, Konstantin (June 24, 2011). "Вера Базарова и Юрий Ларионов покидают Пермь навсегда [Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov are leaving Perm for good]". Argumenty i Fakty. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63QGipHgN. 
  15. ^ a b Luchianov, Vladislav (November 28, 2011). "Bazarova and Larionov show more serious side". Ice Network. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111128&content_id=26047190&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved November 30, 2011. 
  16. ^ Lyubova, Aleksandra (October 2010). "Пермские фигуристы стали прорывом года [Permian skaters have a breakthrough year]" (in Russian). 59.ru. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63QH3YGYf. 
  17. ^ "Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isuresults.com%2Fbios%2Fisufs00009807.htm&date=2011-11-10. 
  18. ^ "Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20091007020407/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009807.htm. 
  19. ^ Entry/Resultlist

External links

*Title stripped from Vera Bazarova & Yuri Larionov